Tob. Sci., 1969, 13-02, p. 6-9, ISSN.0082-4623
Time of topping and methods of suckering on yield value and alkaloid content of Burley tobacco
Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Plants of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Burley 21 were treated at two different stages of plant maturity; (A) early bloom and (B) mid-bloom, with five variations of topping and suckering. They were: (1) topped and hand, suckered; (2) topped and treated...